stretching adventure with a tent and a mat

Campers

Are the camping gods good to me, or what? Over six weeks of being on the road and camping out more than camping in at friends’ houses, I experienced TWO nights of rain. Two. A few sprinkles here and there, plenty of sub freezing temperatures, and winds to make you double check the adhesive of your hair piece, but no real ‘weather.’ I made it to California where the seasons alternate between nice and really nice and I watch the weather drama in Wyoming, Illinois, and even North Carolina play out on the TV versus the tent screen.

About Camper Yogini

After financing my MFA in Creative Writing on my REI Visa, I amassed enviable points. What else to do with my graduate degree and recreational dividend dollars but buy a tent, a sleeping bag, and a camp stove and set out to criss cross the country. The catch? I was not an experienced camper and remain limited in my knowledge.
In two years time, I have visited and camped in dozens of national parks, state and city parks, as well as my share of Bureau of Land Management sites.
I have grown to appreciate that you never know where the compass may lead, but to be open to choices the path provides. I've fallen in love with Wyoming, been evacuated from the California coast, searched by the boarder patrol in Texas, and found a beautiful community of natural beauty and strong people on an island in Alaska.
I continue to write and interview many along the way and invite you to be a part of the experience--comments and suggestions are always welcomed, as well as my wish for all: May each of us find a path to enjoy on this journey of life.